'Sharknado' Star Cast as Lead in 'Jem and the Holograms' Movie

Aubrey Peeples, star of ABC's Nashville and the SyFy cult hit Sharknado, will play the lead in the live action Jem and the Holograms film, director John Chu and his team announced Thursday on the project's website.

The other "Holograms" — members of Jem's band, if you're old enough to remember the '80s cartoon — include Stefanie Scott (No Strings Attached) as Kimber, Jem's sister; Aurora Perrineau (Pretty Little Liars) as Shana; and Hayley Kiyoko (Velma in two Scooby Doo! films) as Aja.

Behind the project are low-budget horror impresario Jason Blum (the Paranormal Activity franchise), music mogul Scooter Braun and G.I. Joe: Retaliation director Chu, who announced the partnership with toymaker Hasbro to make the film in March.

At the time, they said they were hitting up fans via social media for all kinds of inspiration to dust off the now 30-year-old film — including casting.

It's not clear whether anyone from that effort will appear in the film, but the four leads all come with showbiz credentials — particularly Peeples, who has already shown her singing and dancing skills on Nashville. In Sharknado, she played Claudia Shepherd, the teen daughter of Ian Ziering's character.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, which first posted news of the casting Thursday, shooting the film is already underway.

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